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How Do You Define Yourself?
**If you enjoyed this post, make sure you re-tweet, put on Facebook, Digg, StumbleUpon, and all that other good stuff. We’re trying to move the movement!** “So what are you?” Dominique asked. “I’m just a regular black guy” I replied with my typical ambiguous smirk and my fingers crossed under my desk hoping this conversation [...]
A Letter To My People
My People, I hope this letter finds you well. A while ago someone asked me, “How do you describe yourself?” Confused by the question, eventually I responded “I am a Black woman.” Some may start with “woman” first and then go into whatever racial or ethnic identity they have. For me, being Black always came [...]
Sometimes Women Ask for It
I was trying to stay within a few feet of the fellas as we trekked through the crowd. If I lost focus for a second, I very easily could have been lost in the mix fighting for enough arm space to send a few text messages telling them to hold up before I got lost [...]
I Graduated In Ohhh… Sh*t
It’s bound to happen. You’re in the work place and someone asks you where you went to school. Before you know it, you’re talking about when you graduated and you’re going through the mental Rolodex to see if you know any of their friends that went there too. At first these conversations are light and [...]
Exercise Your Demons
**Today is the last day to vote for 3 Ways in the finals of the Black Weblog Awards! Please cast your votes for us in Best Blog Post Series (Faith Series), Best Group Blog, and Best Writing in a Blog. Vote here! Hopefully we’ll have some good news for you tomorrow!** It’s 6:30am. As the [...]
Revenge of the Nerds
You remember them in school. The kids that were just a bit off and the kids that had their own table in the lunchroom. The kids who messed up the curve or just were way too involved in the class. They wore glasses, they were artsy, they stuck to themselves or just never fit in. [...]
Stop Complaining About the N-Word
Seriously. I am sick of it. You should be too. I have a secret to share with you people. Yes, all you people. All you White people, Black people, Latino people, Asian people and any other “you people” who have heard the word, used the word, don’t like the word, or could care less. Ready? Here [...]
What West Indians Don’t Get About “Yankees”
As the sole spokesperson for all West Indians living in the United States, let me begin by saying that we really like you guys. However, there are some fundamental differences that take more time to get used to than others. Many of us have managed to adapt to the cultural differences, but there are [...]
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